Opinion poll shows decreasing support for Polish role in Iraq

More than 90% of Poles fear that during the stabilization mission in Iraq, Polish soldiers may perish. The most recent opinion poll shows that the majority of Poles believe that the country should withdraw from participating in the mission, if the threat of deaths becomes real. 37% of the population favor domestic intervention in Iraq. In comparison to May, the number of supporters has dropped. "It is only natural that we are slowly refraining from thinking that the mission in Iraq is some kind of exemplary achievement, and are instead starting to see it in a less positive light. 40% of respondents who support the mission, is still an impressively high percentage," said sociologist Andrzej Rychard. If something goes drastically wrong then naturally support will dwindle. "These results should make the politicians aware that they should continually boost the support of the mission," he added. (Rzeczpospolita, p. A4) A.C.